quite

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   To a fairly large degree; rather.

   The film was quite good, though a bit long.

2. 2
   adv

   Completely; entirely.

   I'm not quite finished with my homework yet.

3. 3
   interj

   Used to show that you completely agree.

   "That colour is rather ugly, don't you think?" "Quite."

A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).

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